Tag Archives: dealing with insecurity as a writer

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  What to Do When You Get a Bad Review

  Posted on May 18, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, For Entrepreneurs, Freelance Writers

  {flickr photo by: khaybe} Just last week I read an author’s tweet about her lackluster review on a movie based on her book. And several weeks before that, a writer expressed her frustrating over feedback from an article she wrote. Bad reviews are a part of life. They can happen whether you are a writer, entrepreneur [...]

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  The Reality of Writing

  Posted on November 7, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Writer Challenges

  {photo credit} If you already know writing and getting published is tough, skip this post! As for me, I think I’ve only recently discovered the depth, cruel intensity and psychological battle that can only be described as real writing in the trenches of hard work. After more than a decade of writing (maybe even two), [...]

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  What a Psychic Told Me About Freelancing

  Posted on May 12, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Dreams, Writer Issues Solved

  I had somewhat of a revelation tonight, which is why I’m fighting back droopy eyes and fatigue to stay up and finish this post. I went to a psychic-something I have done in the past, partly because I believe in it and also because as a writer doubt creeps in and out of my life [...]

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  What Acting as a Reporter Has Taught Me

  Posted on November 12, 2009 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing

  photo by: RogueSun Media I say “acting” because that’s what all writers feel at some point in their careers. That we are all acting, pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes, pretending that we are actual writers when there are days we wonder if we’ll ever really deserve the title. That’s how I felt on the [...]

  
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